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Pepper News
India and Indonesia organized Pepper Day in October 2017
The Liaison Office of the Republic of Indonesia i.e. Ministry of Trade has organized the Pepper Day in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung Province, Indonesia on 4th October 2017. The Pepper Day was organized by the Ministry of Trade of Indonesia in close collaboration with the pepper stake holder in Bangka Belitung Province, the producing province of well-known Muntok White Pepper.
The Pepper Day part of the IPC promotion programme which normally organized by the IPC member countries in the respective countries with the objective to promote the uses of pepper in foods and create awareness on the medicinal values and properties of pepper
There are some events organized during the Pepper Day 2017 held in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Island, these include the Seminar with the speakers from the pepper sectors and the cooking demonstration.
In the meantime, the Spices Board of India also organized the similar event, Pepper Day 2017 in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya on 6th October 2017. The Pepper Day in India was attended Chief Guest, Mr. Limison D Sangma, Honorable MLA & Parliamentary Secretary, Govt of Meghalaya. A total of 300 participants from different villages of West Garo Hill District of Meghalaya and Assam participated at the event.
During the Pepper Day, Mr. Limison D Sangma,Honbl'e MLA & Parliamentary Secretary, Govt Of Meghalaya also inaugurated the programme by planting black pepper rooted cutting in the school premises.
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- International Pepper Community 44th Annual Session and Other Meetings for the year 2016
- Geographical Indication of Lampung Black Pepper
- Members of Panel from member countries met in Bogor to review the IPC Agreement
- ED and Liaison Officers of Malaysia, Sri Lanka visited BALITTRO
- Sincere Condolences
- IPC held 22nd Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality in Kuching, Malaysia
- Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Republic of Indonesia and the Chairman of IPC for 2015-2016
- IPC Committee on R&D met in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Indonesian COFTRA / BAPPEBTI to launch Mobile WRS
- IPC to revise the 2005 Pepper Production Guide with the latest update technology
- IPC adopted new revised IPC Standard Specifications for Whole Black and White pepper, Whole Dehydrated Green pepper and Ground Black and White pepper
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification System (CCFICS) Melbourne,Australia from 6th to 12th February.
- World Pepper Industry; Present status and Future Trend
- New office of IPC Secretariat inaugurated by Chairman of IPC
- IPC Committee on Quality met at Cochin India to finalize the Revised Draft of IPC Standards for Pepper and Pepper Products
- IPC organized the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai, China
- IPC and CHINAESA to hold the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai
- Dr. A. Jayathilak, IAS named as Chairman of International Pepper Community
- The Government of India is to host 43rd Session and Annual Meetings of IPC from 22nd - 25th Nov. 2015
- IPC Experts met in Lampung to develop a Guideline for Production of Quality Pepper Planting Material and Pepper Production Guide
- IPC and Indonesia Tea Board met to discuss the potential of intercropping Pepper with Tea
- Executive Director of IPC attended the UN-CAPSA Meeting in Bogor
- Indonesia Tea Research Institute seek for support from BALITTRO and IPC for intercropping Tea with Pepper
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- IPC to support GIZ-RED pepper project / programme implemented in the pepper growing areas of West Kalimantan